- Population: 71,200
- Median age: 33.5 years
- Identify as Māori: 9 per cent
- Born overseas: 35 per cent
- No qualification: 17 per cent (15 years and over)
- Median personal income: $29,000
- Occupied private dwellings: 24,000
- Unoccupied private dwellings: 1,600
- Household access to internet: 89 per cent
- Rented dwellings: 38 per cent
- Median rent: $390
All figures are sourced from the 2018 Census of Population and Dwellings. (external link)View additional census data for community boards and wards. [XLSX, 1.5 MB]
- 3 Council libraries: Upper Riccarton(external link) (Community and school), Te Hāpua Halswell(external link), Hornby(external link)
- 3 Council Customer Service Hubs: Riccarton, Te Hāpua Halswell, Hornby
- 323 Council parks (720 hectares): 186 local/community parks, 26 sports parks, 3 regional parks, 5 garden and heritage parks, 2 cemeteries, 101 utility parks
- 14 Council-owned social housing complexes with 245 units
- 23 Schools: 15 primary, 1 intermediate, 4 secondary, 2 composite (year 1-13), 1 special
- University of Canterbury(external link)
- Approximately 8,800 businesses employing 57,200 people (2022)
- Multiple major Sport and Recreation amenities:
- Main shopping centres and precincts:
- Riccarton/Westfield [PDF, 5.5 MB]
- Bush Inn Centre and Church Corner [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- Tower Junction [PDF, 3.3 MB].
- Hornby Hub [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- Hornby Mega Centre/Chappie Place [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- Halswell [PDF, 3.7 MB]
- The Landing (Wigram) [PDF, 3.6 MB]
Ward profiles
Based on data from Statistics New Zealand.